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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Butteris \But"ter*is\, n. [The same word as buttress, noun, in a
     different application, F. bouter to push.] (Far.)
     A steel cutting instrument, with a long bent shank set in a
     handle which rests against the shoulder of the operator. It
     is operated by a thrust movement, and used in paring the
     hoofs of horses.


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